Tongue-truck.



G. A.- VIOEALL, TONGUE TRUGK. l APPLICATION FILD FEB.25, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

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UIIIIIIIIII @Witwe/ovas erstens fr CARLES A. FGELL, O3? RCKWELL, IOWA.

Speciioation of Letters Patent.

Application le February 5, 1909. lerial No. 79,859.

the machine or Vehicle tobe turned Without liability of the wheels ot the truck contacting therewith.

-i further object of my invention is the provision of'n tongue truck which is simple,

durable and etlicient, which may be used on any construct-ion ot' vehicle provided with a tongue. and which may be manufactured and sold at a .comparatively low cost.

W'ith the above and other objects in View, the invention` consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinatter fully described, claimed and illussti-ated in the accompanying diaufing, wherein z vFigure 1 is' e top plan view of a tongue truck constructed in accordance with my invention, the bolt .being in horizontal section andthe clevis bar being omitted. Fig, 2 is a sectional View taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line of Fig. 1, the wheels being omitted, Fig. 3 is a perspectiie view illustrating the ineens by which the Wheels of the tongue truck can be adjusted independently of the-axle, and Fig. t is a sectional View taken on the line 4 4 of ll`ig. 1, and Fig. 5 is ya detail viewin side elevation ot the clcvis bar, end of the bar being in section.

Referring" to the drawing by reference numerals, l desiguales the axle ol' my iinproved tongue truck. The axle is preferably,constructed of a single length ot tial material, and has' its ends bent to provide the v.torwa rd bearings 2, the benl. ends boing retained inbcaring forni by means ot' boils 3. llhe axle spindles #l arc prlivided with angular nic-nibers 5 which are journaled in the bearings The connection between the axle spindles 4 and the axle 1 is such that the wheels t5 can be moved on the axle to any angle with relation to the line of draft of the machine or vehicle. The members 5 of thc :zxlc spindles 'are secured in the bearingsv 2 placement in any suitable manner and they project above the bearings.l Crank arms i7 are secured to the projecting ends of the axle spindle members 5 and project forwardly therefrom. 1Each crank varm 7 is preferably' constructed of a single length ot' tint material,

in eye formation by means of bolts 9. The eyes 8 receive the projecting ends ot the axle spindle members the eyes and members is lsuite-that the cran-k arms are prevented from having any movement on the members. The free ends of the crank arms 7 are disposed horizontally and are curved in thev direction ot each other.

against disi i and has vone of its ends formed to provide an eye 8, said ends being retainedl Patenten May e1, 1910. l

The connection between The curved ends ot' the arms are connected j to a bar 10, which is preferably angular in cross-section and which is pivotally secured to the ends'ot the crank arms through'the medium of bolts 11. A hound 12 is pivotally secured at one end to a bolt 13, which rises vertically from and which is pivotally secured to the axle 1, the pivot ot-the bolt 13 being located centrally between the ends otthe axle. The hound 12 extends forwardly from the bolt 13 and is connected to the bar 1G through the medium ot'a clip 14. yflic connection between the hound 12 and the axle spindle is such that the wheels (i of the truclt will at all times travel in planes parallel to the line of draft. The forward end ot the hound 12 is provided with a horizontally disposed cylindiiicai'head 15 having an opening 16 extending longitudinally therethrough. The head 15 extends axially ot' the truck and is disposed above and beyond the bar 1G. The o clung-1G is adapted to receive a drat't` bar .l which may be adjusted upon the .hound axially of the truck and which is held in its adjusted position b v means ot' a set screw 18,'tlie sel screw passing through the head '15 and engaging the liar. The thill iron l() ot' a tongue 2O is provided with an eye adapted to receive the draft bar l?, and it is held-in kposition upon the draft bai' by means ot a uut 22 which is mounted upon the bar. The nia-nner ofcounecting tlietongue 20 to the truck positions the tongue to one side of the longitudinal'- center of the machine 0r vehicle. The posi tion ot' the tongue 2O with relation to the longitudinal center of the machine or vehicle may be alteredby'adjustin the draftbar 17 in a manner which slioul be apparent to loo' enable a single or double tree to be connected to the machine orv vehicle provided with my improved truck. The truck is provided with a clevie bar 23 which is provided at one end with an eye 24 adapted to receive the bolts 153. The opposite end of the clevis bar is formed to provide an attaching flange 24H1 which is secured to the forward end of the hound l2 by means of a bolt 25. A strap 26 is secured to the clevis bar 2,3 and is provided with an opening 27for the passage of a bolt adapted to secure a single or double tree to the clevis bar. A substantially Vshaped brace 28 which includes curved attaching ends V29 and an eye 30 is secured to the axle l by having its attaching ends 29 passed through the leyes of the bolts.,`

ln practice, the truck is secured to an agricultural machine or vehicle through the medium of the bolt i3 and brace 29. The

bolt 13 passes through an opening formed j in the machine o r vehicle and a fastening elementis let through the eye 30 of the brace i Changes in the form, proportions and.

minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is:

l. A tongue truck comprising an axle spindle journaled .on the axle, wheels jour? naled on the spindle, arms secured to the spindles, a bar secured to the arms, a hound pivote-ily secured at one end to the axle and provided at its free end with a hollow cylindrical head extending axially of the truck, means securing the hound to the bar, a draftbar adjustably mounted in the head and extending axially of the truck, a. set screw carried by the head and engaging the draft-bar, a tongue, and a thill iron secured to the tongue and provided with an opening receiving the draft-bar.

2. A tongue truck comprising an axle having its ends bent and secured to form bearings, axle spindles having angular members j ournaled in the bearings, arms, each having one of its ends bent and secured t'o form an eye, the eyes of the arms receiving the angular members of the spindles, said arms projecting forwardly from the angular meinbers of the spindles and having their free ends inclined inwardly, a bar secured at itsI ends to the free ends of the arms, said bar being angular in cross section, abolt secured at its lower end to the axle, a hound pivotally secured at one end to the bolt and CHARLES A. FOELL.

lVitnesses JOHN J on xson, ANGELL.

1, formed at? its free end with a hollow cylin- 

